Jay:

I have a 250 in my 172 (came with it). Very easy to use, and intuitive. The
rental 172's I flew for a few years had the Bendix KLN-94 color, which gave
much more information.

As an example, the 250/300 do not include any geographic or road features.
Just dots on the map for the airports or radio aids (different dots,
though).

I've found the 250 easier to use menu/option wise compared to the Bendix.
More intuitive. As another user mentioned, when the sun is hitting the
screen dead-on, I sometimes have to shade the screen with my hand in order
to see what I'm looking for.

My neighbor has the Jepp Sky-? that let's you reprogram your own cards at a
slight discount from the card exchange that Jepp provides. If you don't get
a subscription, it's around $60 for the US, one-shot.

Given all that, I've really enjoyed it. I've considered getting a 300 to use
in addition to my 250, as the 250 is my only comm/navigation unit. Odd in
that my plane already has the CDI and switch connected to the 250, so I
guess I'm set up for IFR if I get the 300.

Carl


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Anyone got one of these units?

http://www.garmin.com/products/gnc250xl/

It seems to combine two very useful things (a VFR moving map GPS and a Com
radio) into one compact unit.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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